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Hot Hits
My Fair Lady
The Kennedy CenterJan. 17 – 19 From Lincoln Center Theater comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly)
Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars
StrathmoreFri. Jan 31 Devoted to promoting the complete story of Cuban music.
Shanghai Chinese Orchestra (part of Lunar New Year Celebration)
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 22 Grammy Award®–winning artist Tang Muhai returns to the Kennedy Center to conduct the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra.
Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes
Signature TheatreFeb. 18 – Mar. 29 Firecracker play that takes the dysfunction, puts it back in the family, then gives it a hilarious - and subversive - stir.
Manual Cinema: No Blue Memories, The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
StrathmoreFri. Jan 24 Manual Cinema tells her story through shadow puppetry, silhouetted actors, and live music.
Maz Jobrani
The Kennedy CenterFri. Jan 31 Iranian American comedian and actor Maz Jobrani returns to the Kennedy Center.
Washington Performing Arts: Kian Soltani
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 22 He joins acclaimed pianist Julio Elizalde for a program that ranges from Beethoven’s spirited fifth cello sonata to Arvo Pärt’s mesmerizing Fratres.
Matthew Bourne's New Adventures: Swan Lake
The Kennedy CenterJan. 21 – 26 Matthew Bourne brings his breakout international hit to the Kennedy Center for the first time.
Jake Shimabukuro
StrathmoreThu. Feb 13 Hawaii-born Shimabukuro melds elements of pop and jazz into his passionate performances, emoting pure joy with virtuosic flair.
Washington Performing Arts: Budapest Festival Orchestra
StrathmoreFri. Feb 21 Under the baton of former NSO principal conductor Iván Fischer.
National Archives Sleepover
National ArchivesSat. Feb 1 A night of adventure awaits at the National Archives!
Spotlights
Washington Performing Arts: Kinan Azmeh CityBand
Sixth & ISat. Feb 8
American Ballet Theatre: Giselle
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 11 – 16
Live Dangerously
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jan. 20
NSO: Dvořák's Cello Concerto
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 6 – 9
Washington Performing Arts: Midori & Thibaudet
StrathmoreSat. Jan 25
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote
National ArchivesThru Jan. 3, 2021
Judy Chicago—The End: A Meditation on Death and Extinction
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jan. 20
Washington Performing Arts: Melissa Aldana
Sixth & ISat. Feb 15
NSO Pops: Megan Hilty and Cheyenne Jackson
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 13 – 15
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
Folger TheatreMon. Jan 27
Washington Performing Arts: Anne-Sophie Mutter
The Kennedy CenterSat. Feb 1
NSO: Bronfman plays Beethoven / Holst's The Planets
The Kennedy CenterJan. 18 – 19
